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Former Adobe South Asia MD Umang Bedi has joined Facebook India as a managing director. Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships with top clients and regional agencies in the country. He will take over from Kirthiga Reddy, who will be returning to United States to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park. Bedi comes to Facebook with close to two decades of leadership experience covering sales, marketing and partnerships where he successfully built teams and grew businesses for multinational companies. Prior to...

Ericsson has released Ericsson Mobility Report India edition, which shows key trends and forecasts on mobile traffic, subscriptions, consumer behavior and technology uptake specific to India. As per the report, the total number of mobile subscriptions in India is expected to reach approximately 1.37 billion by 2021. The GSM/EDGE subscriber base is expected to grow until 2016 and expected to decline thereafter due to operator initiatives to migrate 2G subscribers to 3G, decreasing handset prices and bundling of data with devices. The WCDMA/HSPA and LTE (3G and 4G) networks are...

In a major breakthrough, the Cupertino based iPhone maker, Apple may receive a nod from the government to set up its own retail outlets in the country, without any requirement of sourcing for two to three years. As per reports circling in media, both the government as well as Apple may agree on an arrangement which exempts the company from the local sourcing norms for at least two to three years. This will help Apple establish a strong network in the country as well as inflate its sales figures. As...

The government has commenced work on implementation of the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) plans for Dholera, a major greenfield Smart City coming up in Phase I of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. Top officials of the DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC) and Dholera Special Investment Regional Development Authority (DSIRDA), which are jointly promoting Dholera, reviewed the detailed plans for the ICT infrastructure, which has been modeled on the world’s most advanced cities such as Singapore and London, with even higher efficiency benchmarks and incorporating global best practices. Wipro...

Best known as the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru has emerged as the fifth most preferred destination for global multinational companies, according to a report by technology consulting and services firm Capgemini. According to the Capgemini report, Bengaluru has now displaced Tokyo from the fifth spot on the list of most preferred destinations for innovation centres and only the Silicon Valley, London, Paris and Singapore are currently ranked ahead of Bengaluru, which is also home to two of India’s largest software firms Infosys and Wipro. “The country has seen a...

AMD has also briefed the minister on his visit to the company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California about its goals to set up as well as inflate operations in virtual reality, gaming and computer graphics. The minister has also asked the company’s Chief Technology Officer, Mark Papermaster to consider partnering with the proposed IMAGE city in the state. The company has said that its new processor offering, Zen has been completely manufactured in the capital of Telangana and played a vital role in enhancing the graphics of movies like Bahubali. The...

With this, consumers in the country can get their hands on the GoPro’s line up of action cameras including the popular Hero4 Session, Hero4 Black, Hero4 Silver along with numerous accessories like the Head strap, 3-way, QuickClip, Chest Harness by visiting their nearest Reliance Digital outlet. The prices for the camera range begin at approximately INR 20,000. The GoPro Hero4 Session comes as the company’s most portable camera till date, with just a single button to start the camera, record video, enabling burst shoot mode or to perform time-lapse photography....

With new virtual network operator (VNO) license guidelines released last week, new players are expected to enter the Indian telecom sector which is an exciting phase, heralding lower tariffs. DataWind, has confirmed that it will apply for VNO license and launch services before Diwali. The entry of at least 2-3 more players in the space are expected by experts. Through the VNO route Markets are abuzz that American telecom giant AT&T and Virgin Media are looking to enter India VNO offers voice and data services under their own brands without...

LG Electronics India has hired Saif Iqbal, Snapdeal’s business head for electronics, to shape its e-commerce strategy by December, people aware of the development said. Iqbal is an alumnus of Indian School of Business and IIT Roorkee. Earlier he was the Business Head for Electronics Category (Computers, Home Entertainment and Appliances) at Snapdeal.com - where he headed the Innovation function, to develop new business and growth areas. LG plans to launch televisions, white goods and smartphones exclusively for online sales so as to minimize the conflict with brick-and-mortar retailing, they...

The company claims that it has deployed 31 automated surgery solutions in 30 medical institutions across the country till date, of which most of them are in metros, and it is now eyeing to expand its penetration in the country’s rural market in the currentThe company claims that it has deployed 31 automated surgery solutions in 30 medical institutions across the country till date, of which most of them are in metros, and it is now eyeing to expand its penetration in the country’s rural market in the current year....